Recognised as Colour

#CAC28C

#CAC28C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CAC28C is a yellow with RGB values 202, 194, 140 and HSL 52°, 37%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CAC28C#CAC28C

HEX#CAC28C

RGBrgb(202, 194, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7608, 0.549

RGB percentages79.2%, 76.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(52.3, 36.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 30.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 30.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,288,076

CSS custom property--colour: #CAC28C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#353D73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBE88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC28Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3BBB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.4 Burlywood · ΔE 12.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.7 Wheat · ΔE 14.1 Navajo white · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C94CA

Analogous#CAA38C, #B3CA8C

Triadic#8CCAC2, #C28CCA

Split complementary#8CB3CA, #A38CCA

Tetradic#8CCAA3, #8C94CA, #CA8CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAF5

Lighter +20%#EAE7D2

Lighter +10%#DAD5AF

Darker −10%#BAAF69

Darker −20%#A4994C

Darker −30%#81783C

Darker −40%#5E582C

More saturated +25%#DFD277

Less saturated −25%#B5B2A1

Channel breakdown

R202

G194

B140

Red202 (79.2%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue52.26°

Saturation (HSL)36.9%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G C2 · B 8C

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CaC28C (chemical formula)

Formula
388.397 g/mol
30 atoms

CaC28C has a molar mass of 388.397 g/mol, made up of 30 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 29 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass388.397 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule30

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.4494839 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5505117 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca10.3%

C89.7%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 10.319%

Carbon (C × 29)348.319 g/mol, 89.681%

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